Collapsible music stand



y 1950 F. c. VAL BARBARA COLLAPSIBLE MUSIC STAND 2 Shee'ts-Sheet 1 FiledAug. 15, 1947 Inventor Frank 6. Va/ Barbara y 1950 F. c. VAL BARBARA2,507,620

COLLAPSIBLE MUSIC STAND Filed Aug. 15, 1 947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 InventorFrank 6. Val Barbara WWW Em Patented May 16, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE COLLAPSIBLE MUSIC STAND Frank 0. Val Barbara, New Orleans, La.

Application August 15, 1947, Serial No. 768,813

-2 Claims. (Cl. 45-421) The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in collapsible music stands adapted to be folded andcollapsed for conveniently carrying from place to place.

An important object of the present invention is to provide an article ofthis character constructed of sheet material and including a fiatfoldable pedestal portion secured in an open position by a folding shelfcarried thereby and a removable rack supported on the upper edge of thepedestal portion and on which sheet music may be supported.

A further object of the invention is to provide a music stand of thischaracter constructed of inexpensive lightweight sheet material andproviding novel means for detachably connecting the rack to the upperedge of the pedestal portion without requiring the use of specialfastening devices.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter of simple and practical construction, which is neat andattractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture andotherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the pedestal portion of the stand.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the rack for the sheet music prior tothe folding of its lower flange.

Figure 6 is a similar view with the lower flange folded upwardly, and

Figure '7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on a line1---! of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the inventionthe numeral 5 designates the music stand generally which includes apedestal portion 6 constructed of light weight rigid material such ascardboard, plastic, light weight metal or the like and foldable along avertical medial line 1 to provide a pair of upstanding walls 8 and 9which are foldable upon each other.

The lower edges of the Walls 8 and 9 are folded upwardly upon themselvesas shown at in to provide a double thickness of material to reinforcethe lower edges of said walls. The outer vertical edges of the walls 8and 9 are likewise folded inwardly upon themselves as shown at H toreinforce the same and to provide a rounded edge at the bottom and sideedges of the pedestal portion 6.

A shell 12 is provided with a foldable edge l3 which is secured to theinner surface of the wall 9 and the inner free edge of the shelf isformed with a downwardly extending foldable tongue [4 adapted forengagement in a pocket [5 formed intermediate the ends of a supportingstrip l6 which is cemented or otherwise secured in a horizontal positionto the inner surface of the wall 8. The edge of the shelf l2 at oppositesides of the tongue [4 are folded inwardly under the shelf as shown atl! to reinforce the edge thereof.

The upper edges of the Walls 8 and 9 are inclined upwardly toward theupper end of the fold line I and are bent downwardly upon themselves asshown at [8 to reinforce the upper edge of the pedestal.

The front upper edges of the walls 8 and 9 forwardly of the reinforcingflanges it are formed with downwardly inclined slits I9 for receivingnotches 20 on the lower edge of a flange 2i formed at the lower edge ofa rack 22 of sheet material, the notches 20 having wedging engagementwith the slits l9.

Th rack 22 is supported on the upper inclined edges of the walls 8 and 9as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings and the flange 2| extendsdownwardly from an upstanding ledge 23 formed at the lower edge of therack by folding the ledge upwardly along the horizontal fold line 24,the flange being folded against the ledge 23 to provide a doublethickness of material to strengthen the same.

The upper edge of the rack 22 is also strengthened by folding the samedownwardly upon itself at shown at 25.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that by removing the rack 22 fromthe upper edge of the pedestal portion of the stand and swinging theshelf I2 upwardly against the wall 9 as shown in Figure 4 of thedrawings the walls 8 and 9 may be folded upon themselves into a compactform. The ledge 23 for the rack 22 may also be folded into the plane ofthe rack as shown in Figure 5 into a, fiat position in the plane of therack and thus the parts may be stored in a compact form or convenientlycarried.

In view of the foregoing description taken in 3 conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is understood, however, that even though there is herein shown anddescribed a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A collapsible music stand comprising a Dedes tal portion of sheetmaterial foldable upon itself along a vertical medial line, saidpedestal portion having upper edges inclined upwardly toward its center,a fiat sheet music holder'supported on the inclined upper edge of saidpedestal portion, a shelf hingedly connected at one edge to one foldableside of the pedestal portion, a downwardly foldable tongue at anadjacent edge of the shelf, and 'a strip of material secured at its endsin 'a horizontal position to the other of the foldable sides of thepedestal portion, the intermediate portion of the strip being free andoffset to'form a pocket for lockably receiving the tongue.

2. A collapsible music stand comprising a pedestal portion of sheetmaterial foldable upon itself along a vertical medial line to 'form apair of angularly related walls, said'wa'lls having upper edges inclinedupwardly toward the medial line,

4 upstanding shoulders formed at the lower ends of the upper edges,slits formed in the lower ends of the upper edges adjacent to saidshoulders, a flat sheet music holder detachably supported on theinclined upper edges 01' the walls, an upstanding rail at the lower edgeof the holder and a downwardly extending flange at the lower edge of theholder, said flange having V-shaped notches interfitting with the slitsin the upper edges of the walls, a shelf hingedly connected at one edgeto one of the walls and means for detachably affixing the other edge ofthe shelf to the other wall so that the shelf is locked in a horizontalposition when the walls are spread into open relationship.

FRANK C. VAL BARBARA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,455,569 Caminoni May 15, 19232,167,483 Kr-aemer July 25, 1939 2,188,602 Hall Jan. 30, 1940 2,383,287Berg Aug. 21, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 267,402 GreatBritain Mar. 17, 1927

